Photos courtesy Bonhams, except where noted. Were anybody to compile it, the list of American auto enthusiasts who had the resources and the rationale to approach an Italian coachbuilding house in th...
Scarbo SVF1 prototype. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. To many racing fans, including Joe Scarbo, the pre-wing-era Formula 1 cars of the late 1960s were among the most beautiful co...
Eagle Squadron Mustang and its inspiration, the Supermarine Spitfire. All images courtesy of Ford; photos by Drew Gibson. We write about cars, sure, but that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate other hi...
The 1965 Aston Martin DB5 used in “GoldenEye.” Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. GoldenEye, released in 1995 as the 17th film in the James Bond franchise, marked the return of the superspy’s beloved ...
1935 Duesenberg SSJ roadster. Photos by Mathieu Heurtault, copyright and courtesy of Gooding and Company. Duesenberg’s SJ models were noted for the performance of their 320-horsepower supercharged st...
John McComb’s 1967 Ford Mustang restomod. Photos courtesy Owls Head Transportation Museum. John McComb likes to refer to himself as the “best race driver that no one’s ever heard of,” though fans of ...
1966 Shelby G.T. 350H; all images by the author. It’s presale estimate was set at $150,000 – $200,000. Hemmings Muscle Machines magazine print cycles have dictated that we bid farewell to the 2018 Sc...
All images courtesy of Marc Wilmot. There are few things as associated with the James Bond character as the Aston Martin DB5. Okay, there are the women, the booze, the gadgets, and the totally unreal...
1946 Paterson Vehicle Company Silk City Diner. Photos courtesy RM Sothebys. On the list of destination spots for a show-and-shine, the local diner has to be in the top-10 (on the East Coast, anyway)....
Images courtesy of Bilweb Auctions We were alerted to a most impressive collection coming up to auction by our friends at Klassiker magazine. Bilweb Auctions -the company that hosted the record-setti...
1967 Shelby G.T. 350; image by the author. When covering auctions for our print publications, a simple rule of thumb–that we do our best to adhere to–is to review a few extra vehicular lots. It’s goo...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Prior to selling off the late Jim Street’s collection, which included two of the most iconic — and largely unseen for decades — mid-century custom cars, Mecum Auctions...
1955 Jaguar XK140 SE Michelotti coupe. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Though it came clad in an aluminum body crafted by Giovanni Michelotti, the expectations for the unique – but tired – Jaguar X...
I rated this 1938 Graham 97 Supercharged, bodied by Saoutchik, a condtion 1 car for its excellent restoration with no discernible faults. Photos by author. One of our primary areas of coverage here a...
1984 Toleman-Hart TG184. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. In 1984, Ayrton Senna was an F1 rookie, driving for the under-funded Toleman team. In the season’s first five races, Senna had completed jus...
1952 Kurtis Kraft 4000 Indy Car, chassis 345. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. In five starts at the Indianapolis 500, racer Ed Elisian never finished higher than 18th. It was his second Indy 500, in ...
1984 Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer. Photos courtesy Bonhams Auctions. Officially, Jaguar didn’t build a station wagon until 2005, when the Ian Callum-designed X-type estate (“Sportwagon” to U.S. buyers) fi...
Photos courtesy Osenat, except where noted. The prospect of an inexpensive mid-engine road-car chassis excited many a designer when Porsche announced the 914; the car’s flat and angular design, an in...
1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am; image by the author. When covering auctions for our print publications, a simple rule of thumb–that we do our best to adhere to–is to review a few extra vehicular lots...
A track-driven 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Indy Pace Car, one of three 2004 models in the collection. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. The Chevrolet Corvette has paced the Indianapolis 500 a total of 14 t...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. They should have returned to Detroit with a hero’s welcome. Instead, Lincoln brass essentially buried their employees’ accomplishment – setting a 182 MPH record at Bon...
Photo courtesy AmericanAuctioneers.com. From photos, it’s hard to say which of the six Powell pickups coming up for auction is the cream of the crop: One’s missing its windshield, another appears giv...
Mecum’s Spring 2018 Gone Farmin’ Auction. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Mecum’s Gone Farmin’ auction in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this month hauled in $4.5 million from the sale of 460 lots which in...
Photo courtesy Bonhams. As the family of Piet den Hartogh indicated when they decided to close his museum dedicated to Ford vehicles a year and a half ago, they will sell the entire collection all at...
The record-setting ‘Herbie,’ a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle sunroof sedan. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. No one knows exactly how many Volkswagen Beetles Walt Disney Productions used in making the first...